Minimal at best.

I can see why you would prefer the Rob Zombie version better than the original. On its own, the Rob Zombie version does give us a raw, inside look at what makes a killer (bullying, domestic abuse, poor family background, shitty institution with people who are scummier than you). For those reasons, I love the Rob Zombie film.

But I can also see why others hate the Rob Zombie film as well, because some prefer Michael Myers to not be answered, to remain a mystery. He's a force of nature in the original film, he cannot be explained logically, he knows things that he shouldn't like driving a car. Whereas in the remake he's a result of nurture, his family background, growing up in the shady institution, his psychiatrist writes a book about him to profit off the blood of his family, and then leaves him.

I like the original film just fine, but I point out flaws it has on the technical level, like the palm trees in the background where its supposed to be Illinois, the inside of the Wallace house and the Doyle house does not match with their exteriors. But yet despite the flaws, everyone seems to not notice them or forget about them, and that's how much of a powerful impact the original film has that people can just forget those little technical details.

But...the original is still a classic we have to love. Just because it is the source on which everything was built.

No way. The remake is like a trailer trash version of Halloween. The original is highly sophisticated in comparison.

The remake is bloody awful. I thought the point was that we're not meant to know why Michael Myers is this way inclined. It's supposed to be a mystery to us and that's the way I prefer it. I have no care for knowing what his upbringing was like when he was a child.

I great part of the mystique and horror of Michael Myers is that there is no reason for his evil. From what we can tell he was born into a loving family and suffered no abuse, but decided to murder his sister. I find that far more terrifying than a typical and cliched story of a badly abused child becoming a killer.

Sarcasm by any chance? Preferring the horrid remake because it explains almost everything you need to know about Michael? I say to each each his own but... it’s still funny to hear that. Getting an explanation to Michael’ evil is a major reason why even the more open minded fans of the original detest that movie. I guess I can understand what Zombie was going for, but there’s absolutely no mystery to Michael, so what makes him standout compared to many other movie serial killers? (Sure, dude’s appearance itself was smoother than most heh). Plus his backstory was, to put it mildly, not the best.

What made “The Shape” the, well, Shape in Carpenter’s film was the mystery surrounding his character; since his motives are so mysterious, I just don’t see him as another mindless killer (note: I’ve always been a fan of the brother-sister angle in the sequels).

Irregardless, fan of the original movie or not, Zombie’s flick is poorly executed. And yes the original is minimal...istic. As it was intended to be.

Have you ever seen the original Black Christmas? That tells you even less about the killer.